How Covisint Works:
Security plays a vital role in the connected vehicle of the future. Imagine you are driving down the highway and suddenly someone outside of your vehicle takes control of it. This has happened because someone at the side of the road has just "hacked into" the vehicle bus (computer system inside your connected vehicle). Covisint's Connected Vehicle solution provides an additional layer of security to the vehicle bus so that only authorized users can gain access to, and take control of the vehicle – ensuring a higher level of safety and control than what exists today.Automotive manufacturers like yours, continue to feel the pressure mount, as a new class of "digital consumers" search for more progressive connected vehicle features for their next new vehicle purchase. This pressure has created a dramatic increase in the number of connected vehicle models being designed and manufactured by OEMs today. With the addition of these features, which connect systems through the "cloud", come the threat of unwanted "hackers" and other malicious threats to the vehicle. This is due to the fact that connected vehicles have an extensive number of ECU's (Electronic Control Units) that are managed through one or more specialized internal communication networks that interconnect the components inside a vehicle (i.e., vehicle buses). These vehicle buses have only the basic network security protection needed for connected vehicle features.
Covisint provides a cloud-based connected vehicle solution to OEMs like yours that leverages its existing ExchangeLink platform. This service provides added security to the vehicle buses of connected vehicles. The approach differs from existing implementations today by protecting the communication stream, i.e., broadcasted messages or commands going to or from the vehicle. Covisint provides a greater ability to connect and disconnect the applications, users, and vehicles – as well as providing new levels of "future proofing" for unknown threats against vehicle operations.
Benefits to OEMs:
- Covisint connected vehicle services are deployed in the cloud, so they allow the OEM to make changes to systems or buses more easily as there advances in technology occur.
- The knowledgebase of CV security at Covisint is deep - with our expertise in cloud identity services, automotive applications and systems, and connected vehicle system security.
- We provides a complete outsourced service to take the burden off keeping abreast of the latest identity management innovations or regulations away from the OEM and its IT staff – so they can focus on core business issues.
- Our solution allows manufactures to scale as quickly as needed based on consumer demands, for situations such as allowing consumers to add new applications and systems into their vehicle consoles.
Benefits to automotive consumers:
- Provides flexibility to vehicle owners and allows only those authorized to command vehicle response by method of choice (smart phone, laptop, notepad, etc.)
- Allows authorized consumers to send commands to their vehicle through multiple types of mobile devices (smart phone, notepad)
- Provides security by allowing only authorized users to enter the vehicle or use its infotainment features.
- Promotes vehicle safety – doesn't allow unauthorized parties outside the vehicle to take control of it.
For more information on our services, download the white paper: Establishing a Secure Network Platform for the Connected Vehicle, Moving beyond Traditional Boundaries with Identity Management, or contact us today.
